The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-02
TREATED WITH CONTEMPT
Col. Johnson Does Not Deign to Answer
the X. of L. Executive Committee.
In Conseq uence, They Declare Unrelenting
War on His Company-Expelling Knights
Who Refused to Join the Strike.

Yesterday was the last day Of grace given
Colonel johnson to accede to the demands OF
the striking car-drivers. The executive COM
mittee of the district assembly waited all day TO
hear from him. but communication came
They were not disappointed. for they did not
expect him to make any overtures Still, they
were mad because they Lad been treated with
contempt, and announced that the war on him
and his corporation would now begin 10 sarnest
I'VE know what kind of a man We have to deal
with" said a member of the committee. land
we propose to prepare for the fight accordingly.
He would rather spend half million dollars
than be defea ted and will give him a chance
to spend that much if he wants to keep up the
fight"
It seems to be the intention of Colonel john
son fight the Knights with their own
weapons. 1t Is stated that he has paid the ex-
penses Of Knight to Philadelphia to see
Powderly, and get his views regarding the
fight. s.If he has done this it won't avail him
anything" said Ed F. Gould, of the executive
committee last evening "The representative
will no doubt be received cour.eously, but ne
will get no sympathy from the master work
man. The matter is wholly in the hands of the
district assembly, and Powderly will never in
terfere with what we do. Another thing. none
of the knights who are opposing the strike are
in good standing"
It is the intention Of the district assembly to
see that all the Knights who refused to obey the
order of the executive committee suspended.
The meeting of Alpha Assembly on Tuesday
night was very spirited. Among the assemblys
members nine men who refused to go out at
the command of the executive committee. They
were all present and offered to pay their dues
they could be restored. but the money was re-
fused. and charges were preferred against each
Of them. All members have to be given
9 trial after charges have been filed,
go it will be several weeks before
the men can be dropped from tho
membership list. The same course is to be pur-
sued by all the local Assem- blies Horny George
Assembly met last night, and while there were
but three of the drivers who are members of the
assembly, charges were filed against them
sembly, which meets this evening. Charges will
be preferred against all of them. The Cigar
makers Union passed resolution Tuesday night
imposing fine of IS on any member who rides
in street-car. and the penalty for q second Of
Tense will be expulsion.
Colonel johnson still maintains that the ordi-
nance requires Stizens to deposit their fares in
the box, and is having his spoilers secure the
names Of all persons who refuse to do So It is
his intention to make test case in court II the
fight is kept up. The Knights claim that the
action Of the company in this matter is simply
for the purpose of soaring people. and they offer
to defend all persons arrested for refusal to de-
post the money: In an address which will be
made public to-day, the executive committee
serts that the ordinance does not require passen-
gers to place their fares in the box. and ap-
peal is made to citizens to refuse. to pay fares
unless the money is collected by conductors
John Sullivan, the tweve-year-o old boy
rested on Tuesday evening for obstructing the
track West street. before the Mayor
yesterday morning. He said he and the other
boys were instructed to do the work by older
persons. The Mayor fined him a small sum,
which his father paid, and he was released.
The drivers were not subjected to
such annoyance during yesterday, but
they encountered the same hostile crowds
on the same lines last night. 1t was a very dark
night, and the cars were taken off of several of
the lines early. On the Illinois street and East
Washington street lines powders were put on
the tracks in several places, and cars were
thrown from the track. About o'clock a large
rock WAS placed on the track near the transfer
car, and an Indiana-avenue car run out into the
street.